23 June 2020
Phil was hospitalised with COVID-19 in early April 2020. Struggling to breathe, he was grateful to have the chance to take part in the RECOVERY-RS trial and hoped he’d be able to help other people as a result. While recovering at home but still feeling the effects of the virus, he told us his story.
12 May 2020
A man who beat coronavirus and was among the first patients to enrol on the NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial, has spoken of how he wanted to “step up” to help with research into treatments for the disease.
02 July 2019
Nine year old Mckenzie weighed just 4 pounds 7 ounces at birth. He had trouble feeding and failed to put on weight at the normal rate for newborns. He is the first participant to sign up to a new research study.
16 June 2019
As part of the NIHR #BePartofResearch campaign, we have been sharing the stories of people who have taken part in NIHR-funded research. Find out how you can take part in research
13 June 2019
Berkshire dad Richard Lelliott took part in NHS research after he was diagnosed with autism during a four-month stay at the inpatients unit at Reading’s Prospect Park Hospital.
04 June 2019
Barry and Enid Reeves had been married for 69 years when they took part in NHS dementia research after Enid was diagnosed with the condition.
04 June 2019
Chloe Phippard’s youngest daughter, Ava, took part in a trial to see if daily doses of insulin powder can prevent infants from developing type 1 diabetes.
18 April 2019
Jeffery's daughter Kaitlyn took part in a study looking at the treatment of childhood pneumonia.
28 March 2019
Sam Tilling took part in a study after having a major haemorrahge.
